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Campbell, Cate (1992 - )

Born
1992
Malawi
Occupation
Olympian and Swimmer

Summary

Cate Campbell won two bronze medals at Beijing in 2008. She teamed with Libby Trickett, Alice Mills and Melanie Schlanger to win a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay and then finished third behind Britta Steffen, of Germany, and the 41-year-old Dara Torres, from the United States, in the 50 metres freestyle.

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2008
Bronze Medalist at the Beijing Olympic Games - Swimming: 50m freestyle
2008
Bronze Medalist at the Beijing Olympic Games - Swimming: Women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay

Sources used to compile this entry: Australia at the Games, with Gordon, Harry, Australian Olympic Committee, 2006, http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25.

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  • Mills, Alice (1986 - )

    Trickett, Mills, Campbell and Schlanger were members of the bronze medal winning 4 x 100m freestyle relay team at Beijing in 2008

  • Schlanger, Melanie (1986 - )

    Trickett, Mills, Campbell and Schlanger were members of the bronze medal winning 4 x 100m freestyle relay team at Beijing in 2008

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Created: 2 December 2009

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